Music therapists help a large variety of people who all have.
diffrent needs. There is no such thing as an overall.
curriculum. Each persons treatment and use of music is.
designed on that individuals treatment plan. Some theories.
are: Music making, such as drumming or playing the keyboard,.
for stress reduction and listening for relaxation( Career.
3). The essential part of helping the patients is the.
preparing, evaluating and documenting the sessions with the.
client. Getting as much background information as possible.
from the patient is necessary. Creating goals for that.
person is the next step in meeting the needs of that person.
Once the goals are set in place a treatment plan is made to.
fulfill the clients needs and the goals need to be realistic.
to accomplish within a certain frame of time. Then as the.
sessions continue evaluations are made periodically to show.
their progress. Music Therapy is a very precise field that.
needs a lot of time and patience.
Becoming a music therapist is not an easy task to.
accomplish. Not only is the education and training needed .
quite extensive it is also unique among most college degree.
programs because not only does it allow a thorough study of.
music it also encourages examination on ones self as well.
as others. When starting out as an undergraduate to become a.
trained music therapist you need to start with a certain.
curriculum in college( Temple 4). This curriculum includes.
coursework in: sociology, physiology, listening behavior,.
communication, psychology, music ( history, theory,.
performance, conducting, instrumental techniques, ensembles,.
literature, aural skills, voice class) , biology, social.
sciences, behavioral sciences, education of exceptional.
children, disabilities, Music therapy and then eventually.
clinical training(Curriculum 1-4). After the completion of.
the undergraduate studies one must complete an approved.
internship of 1040 supervised clinical hours. After that.
